Democrat Commits Welfare Fraud

Let’s face it…all Democrats are on welfare, even the wealthiest.

Whether it’s John Kerry parking his yacht “Isabella” in a sanctuary state to avoid state taxes, or the low-level Democrat milking hard-working, taxpaying Tea Party Community people, Democrats are cheats.

So to learn that an Arizona state rep is fraudulently using welfare is par for the course.

An Arizona state representative is facing three felony charges related to fraudulent use of the food stamp program. This comes just months after she voted against a bill that would have given the Arizona Department of Economic Security anti-fraud tools.

An indictment unsealed on Monday revealed that state Representative Cecilia Velasquez (D-Litchfield Park) is facing felony charges of unlawful use of food stamps, fraudulent schemes and practices and theft. She withdrew her candidacy from the 2016 election after she was indicted in May, the New York Daily News reported.

Over the course of two years from 2013 to 2015, Velasquez claimed $1,726 in food stamps she was not entitled to, the indictment said. Her arrest was the culmination of an investigation that began in November 2014, Arizona Department of Economic Security Director Tim Jeffries said in a statement on Wednesday.

Velasquez is accused of providing a false address, allowing her food stamp card to be used improperly by others and falsely claiming two independents who were not actually living with her. She defended herself on Twitter, calling the indictment a “political witch hunt.”

This is small potatoes, as Congressmen have done far worse. If only Velasquez could have waited until she got to the BIG LEAGUE, she would have been able to steal with immunity. She was just too eager.

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